Engineering Research Center for Compound Semiconductor Microelectronics

伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳分校化合物半导体微电子工程研究中心将专注于新的光学和电子概念、材料、设备和系统所需的研究。这项研究是基于砷化镓和其他化合物半导体，将有助于消除互连瓶颈，开始限制高速数字系统的性能。五个不同的研究领域被确定为成功实现光互连高速数字系统的必要条件。这些领域将构成化合物半导体微电子中心的核心研究，包括：(1)系统设计与分析；(2)传输介质；（三）光电器件；(4)半导体器件理论；(5)电子材料。相当数量的新研究生和本科生将参与ERC项目。分配给ERC的四个新教员职位将使重要领域的研究生课程得以扩展，例如导波技术。ERC计划的一个重要特点是“驻校教育者”计划。来自四年制学院和其他主要本科院校的教育工作者将被包括在ERC的研究工作中。

The University of Illinois-Urbana Engineering Research Center for Compound Semiconductors Microelectronics will focus on the research needed for new optical and electronic concepts, materials, devices, and systems. This research is based upon gallium arsenide and other compound semiconductors that will contribute to the elimination of the interconnection bottlenecks that are beginning to limit the performace of high speed digital systems. Five different research areas have been identified as essential for a successful realization of an optically interconnnected high-speed digital system. The areas, which will form the core research of the Center for Compound Semiconductor Microelectronics, are: (1) Systems Design and Analysis, (2) Transmission Media; (3) Optical and Electronic Devices; (4) Semiconductor Device Theory, and (5) Electronic Materials. A significant number of new graduate students and undergraduates will be involved in the ERC program. The four new faculty positions allocated to the ERC will enable expansion of the graduate curriculum in important areas, such as guided-wave technology. An important feature of the ERC plan is the "Educator-in-Residence" program. Educators from 4-year colleges and other major undergraduate institutions are to be included in the research efforts of the ERC.